canes

The word “canes” has 1 syllable: canes

It's pronounced as /keɪnz/


What is synonym and antonym for canes?

In the thesaurus, “canes” has 22 synonyms.

Here are synonyms for canes along with examples of usage in sentences.


Synonyms for canes

  • batons
  • blackjacks
  • boxes
  • chops
  • clouts
  • cudgels
  • cuffs
  • flagellates
  • hits
  • horsewhips
  • lams
  • leathers
  • pastes
  • punches
  • scourges
  • socks
  • spanks
  • staves
  • straps
  • swats
  • thwacks
  • whacks

Meanings of canes

  • noun
    1. A plant with simple stems, like bamboo or sugar cane, or the stem thereof.
    2. The stem of such a plant adapted for use as a tool.
    3. A rod-shaped tool or device, somewhat like a cane.
    4. Split rattan, as used in wickerwork, basketry and the like.
    5. A local European measure of length; the canna.
    6. The genus Arundinaria, the sole temperate genus of bamboo native to the New World.
  • verb
    1. To strike or beat with a cane or similar implement.
    2. To destroy; to comprehensively defeat.
    3. To do something well, in a competent fashion.
    4. To produce extreme pain.
    5. To make or furnish with cane or rattan.

Example Sentences

  • The old man walked carefully with two sturdy canes.
  • They decorated the house with colorful canes for the holiday season.
  • The farmer cut several tall canes to use in his crafting projects.
  • The children were excited to receive canes at the parade.
  • The garden was filled with tall canes, perfect for creating a natural fence.

On this page you'll find 22 synonyms or another words to canes, such as: batons, blackjacks, boxes, chops, clouts, cudgels, cuffs.

Make sure to choose synonyms and antonyms that are appropriate for the context of the sentence.

Related Words

maces

  • baton
  • batons
  • blackjacks
  • bludgeons
  • canes
  • cudgels
  • nightsticks
  • rods
  • staffs
  • staves
  • truncheons

pandemoniums

  • alarums and excursions
  • anarchy
  • brouhaha
  • chaos
  • commotions
  • disturbances
  • furors
  • fusses
  • hue and cry
  • hullabaloos
  • hurricanes
  • noises
  • rackets
  • rows
  • ruckus
  • shindies
  • stirs
  • storms
  • tumult
  • turmoils
  • uproar

saps

  • batons
  • blunt
  • canes
  • deplete
  • destroy
  • drain
  • erode
  • exhaust
  • impair
  • ruin
  • softens
  • suckers
  • undermine
  • vitiate
  • wastes
  • weakens
  • wreck

waddies

  • batons
  • billy clubs
  • canes
  • cowboys
  • shillalahs

zoos

  • circus
  • commotions
  • disturbances
  • fun
  • fusses
  • hurricanes
  • noises
  • pandemoniums
  • rackets
  • rows
  • rumpuses
  • shindies
  • stirs
  • storms
  • turmoils

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